PlaidBaron@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agoLanguages have rules and follow predictable patterns. French:lemmy.worldimagemessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1145file-text
arrow-up1145imageLanguages have rules and follow predictable patterns. French:lemmy.worldPlaidBaron@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square73fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMrMobius @sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoWell the Anglo-Saxons should gave fought better at Hastings, then there wouldn’t be French words here. But I’m not sure it would be simpler.
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoIt would still be a mixup. Starting from Celtic, then western Germanic (Angels and Saxons), Latin, northern Germanic (Scandinavians) already form a wild brew. French is only the latest major addition.
Well the Anglo-Saxons should gave fought better at Hastings, then there wouldn’t be French words here. But I’m not sure it would be simpler.
It would still be a mixup. Starting from Celtic, then western Germanic (Angels and Saxons), Latin, northern Germanic (Scandinavians) already form a wild brew. French is only the latest major addition.